Last week or so Chopsticks NY magazine made an article about me. They gave me two pages-! Yay–
Here’s the link!
http://www.chopsticksny.com/contents/people/
Also a lot of Japanese restaurants, cafes and so on carry this magazines in NY. And it’s a free magazine.
Last Saturday Kinokuniya store in Manhattan threw a big event for Anime fans and celebrated Woman of the Year 2010 with me!
It turned out a pretty big event..! Thank you very much for coming.
I did a short demonstration.
Rachael Park took great photos!!
Every time I finish my panel, my face is covered with my sweat… Well I get very energetic^_^
I hope we’ll run this kind of events more!!
Last Wed, Kuririn and I went to see Julian Casablancas’ show in NYC which was sold out right away! We’re super excited to see his performance!(I should say I was excited.)
I’ve listened to Strokes and liked their first album. Then JC started doing solo project! His music has 80’s sound and we think he pulled out really really good.
I love his singing voice a lot too! Of course he’s super attractive. So many young girls were screaming(and me too…)
Now I want to see Strokes show–!
Good bye! to 2009. Say “hello!” to 2010!
I wish all of you have a great year!
This’ my favorite place in Central Park. A lot of movies film here^_^
I hope all of you have great holidays and a new year!!
In 2010 I’ll attend more events at cons, libraries and school.
I bet I’ll see you there–
On Dec 7th, I talked about my comic life in US/background at an Internet Radio show : Gyokai Jiji Hodan
I had a great time and studied a lot about Japanese Manga/Anime business too!
My part will be played on Dec 17th and Dec 24th. So just click the link above and enjoy!!
I’m back’n NYC! Oh my God.. It’s super cold. I thought Tokyo was getting colder. But it was nothing compared to this!
While I was staying in Tokyo, I didn’t have a lot of time to update my blog. So I gotta catch up right now–!
Today I introduce my favorite Macrobiotic food restaurant “Noka no Daidokoro” in Tokyo. This kind of restaurant/cafe is getting popular there. I just hope it won’t be just TRENDY spots! As for vegetarians including me, they’re important places for us. I remember that I always had a hard time to find good vegetarian restaurants in Japan. Hopefully it will change in near future.
Look at these beautiful veggies! It’s their famous salad bar. I think depend on seasons, they set up various kinds of veggies. I ate fresh egg plants. They are unbelievably sweet!
I’m so happy!
Noka no Daidokoro has three branches in Tokyo. One of them in Ebisu is pretty big. If you’re in Tokyo or are going to visit there soon, please check out this restaurant!
Hello my friend! I have a big news to tell you.
I received an award: Woman of the year 2010 by NIKKEI Woman magazine! This magazine pick top 15 Japanese women who accomplished something big and could be a role model for young people.
Besides me, a governor, mayor and presidents of companies won awards. So I was very shocked to hear that I was one of them.
The ceremony was in Roppongi. A lot of medias came. And a Minister Mizuho Fukushima came to give a speech for us! I gave my business card to her…. I still can’t believe that I introduced myself to her in person!
It showed up on a big screen.
Can you find me
After I received an award, I gave a quick speech in Japanese which was my first time! I got so used to talk in English at events. I felt nervous!
In the end we took photos together. Past winners came too. It was a great party!
You can always read Nikkei Woman Magazine online. This month there are articles of winners including me.
Now I’m motivated to work on my books!
The other day my best friend Wallaby took me to her art show in Shimokitazawa whcih is a pretty hip place!
When we used to work at Tokyo Disneyland(10 years ago) she gave me her drawings which I really loved. I think she should design some stationary.
Then finally finally! I visited my Muse Michael Jackson’s shop in Shibuya. We wanted to get some T-shirts. But they are almost 100 dollars per shirt! Ha! for T-shirt?! So we gave up… at least I got a Thriller Pin…… sigh.
Konnichiwa! Everyone. Right now I’m back’n Tokyo Japan.
I came here to have several meetings and visit my family. In next week I’ll be able to talk more details about my meetings! So wait and see–
Yesterday Takashima family went to TOKYO DISNEYLAND where I used to work during my college days. Since the day was super beautiful, I belive more than 30,000 people were in TDL! We could get on only two rides: Jungle Cruse and Space Mountain. We really wanted to try “Pooh’s Huney Hunt”. But we had to wait about three hours! So we gave up on it.
The land was covered with beautiful Christmas ornaments. So it was just worth to be there–!
me, Otosan and Okasan.
Beautiful Tree!!!!!
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This is from a day parade: JUBILLATION. It was scary for me to watch!
Yay! Mickey!
I finally could take a photo with one of Seven Drawers.
Tomorrow I’m going to visit my high school to research Japanese high school girls’ life. It will be interesting!
